PNY

CS900 500GB

CS900 500GB
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Effective Speed -58%Effective Speed -58%Average Score -54%Read -26%, Write -65%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -75%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -90%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score -9%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite 56%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -159%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -145%, Age 100%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 62.5% (774^th of 1072)

Based on 44 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS900 500GB

Poor: 36%Average: 62.5% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The PNY CS900 500GB averaged 37.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 106MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 500GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)

Rank 77462.5%

Min	Avg	Max
148	Read 363	498
65.1	Write 246	435
32	Mixed 278	382
46.4	SusWrite 204	604
61% 273 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 23.3	37.2
7	4K Write 50	90.9
2	4K Mixed 23.7	39.5
92.1% 32.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	DQ Read 126	316
14.2	DQ Write 213	356
12.3	DQ Mixed 106	232
98.5% 149 MB/s

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USA-User, 2 months ago.

381GB free

Firmware: CS90

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 422 177 110 105 110 MB/s

67.4% Good

Write 110

Mixed 293

SusWrite 224

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 26.7

104% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 97.9

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 119

122% 189 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 203 280 200 95 76 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 190

Mixed 313

SusWrite 179

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 37

4K Mixed 21.7

79% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 84.3

DQ Mixed 39.5

61% 121 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	227x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	144x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	90x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	142x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	97x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	74x

SSD
CS900 500GBPNYBench 62%, 44 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	275x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	168x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	100x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $89

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